A 5-year-old boy has developed a severe food allergy. What is an important parameter to cover when educating the parents of this child about his allergy and care?
A) Wear a medic-alert bracelet.
B) Know how to use the antihistamine pen.
C) Know how to give injections of lidocaine.
D) Keep a card in the child's wallet with the allergy information on it.
Ans: A
Feedback: The nurse also advises the patient to wear a medical alert bracelet or to carry identification and emergency equipment at all times. Patients and their families do not carry antihistamine pens, they carry epinephrine pens; so options B and C are incorrect. Five-year-olds do not generally carry a wallet, so option D is incorrect.
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